St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-24
A BROKEN RAIL.
1t Causes the Wreck of a Passen-
ger Train on the Wisconsin


Special to the Globe.
ASHLAND, Wis, Dec. 23.-Nearly a
dozen persons who embarked on the
south-bound passenger train over the
Wisconsin Central railroad last night
are to-day grooming from the bruises
they received near Phillips in the worst
wreck that has ever occurred on that
line. One man, Aug MantOi, was in
stantly killed in trying to escape from
one of the cars as it was turning over.
The conductor in charge, J. II. Green
field. was probably fatally hurt. He
was caught between the seats of the
smoking car. One of his legs was
broken, and he was cut and bruised and
received internal injuries. George
Baker, carpenter, was caught and
held in the debris by one of his hands.
He lost three fingers. Mrs. Sullivan,
wife of a conductor who had just
quit the road, was in the
sleeper with her husband and her baby.
Mrs. Sullivan was frightfully cut on the
head, but was rescued from the car,
which began to burn. The day coach.
smoker and sleeper cleared the track
and run into the forest, and turned bot
tom side up. The baggage car did not
turn over and the engine kept on the
rails. Mrs. Sullivan's babe could not
be found for some time, but in hauling
over a pile of bed clothing which was
sandwiched with pieces of broken tim
bers and iron, the little one was found
SNUGLY CUDDLED UP
beside some pillows. 1t was not hurt
particle. The scene between the
mother and child is represented by
those who arrived back here this after
lNnf. oh
Mr.. Sullivan. together with Supt. VOL
ford, who also occupied berth in the
car, exhibited the greatest presence of
mind, and organizing the passengers
and train hands who were not hurt into
brigade, they threw snow upon the
fires in the cars and soon controlled the
flames. The others who were injured
are as follows:
George Clemens. wife and three chill
dren, Duluth, all cut and bruised badly.
NJ. MahOney, Ashland, squeezed and
cut quite seriously.
Thomas Schneider, bruised and cut
in numerous places by glass and sliyerS.
Thomas Mooney, same.
There were between sixty and sew
enty passengers aboard and fully twenty
others received slight injuries which
did not prevent them reSuming their
TO Phillips and given comfortable quar-
tiers in a hotel where the company is
doing all it can for them. Victor Mason,
of this city, sat near Mr.. MantOi and
saws he was killed in trying to get out
of the window. He put his legs out
first and was
CUT To PIECES.
His remains were not recovered till late
this afternoon. When the accident Oc-
Cured a messenger was dispatched TO
Phillips, and at ) O'clock this morning a
wrecking train. with DIR. Harrison
aboard. arrived at the wreck. He was
assisted by two other physicians from
Phillips and Fifield in dressing the
wounds of the injured. The wreck Oc-
Cured upon a curve and was caused by
a broken rail. None Of the wreck re-
manned on the track. A nOrthbOund
freight ran into the opening shortly
after the accident. and left the track, AN
accident which would have been accom-
panied by most shocking results had the
wrecked cars been upon the rOad-bed.
The freight train men escaped by jump
ing. Information of the casualty was
not Obtainable until noon, when some
of the passengers on the regular and re-
lief trains arrived here. The conduct
of the employees of the train is highly
commended by those who came back.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 23.-In the heart
of the great pine forest between Filield
and Phillips on the Wisconsin Central
road the passenger train that left Ash
land at Z 80 last evening was wrecked
about midnight by a broken rail. Two
fatalities and the injury of score of
passengers resulted. When the broken
rail was encountered it threw the sleep
ing car and first and SecOnd-claSs
coaches from the track, the baggage car
and engine remaining on the rOadbed.
The ears were well filled with paSSen-
gers. and but few escaped without in
iurieS of more or less importance.
There were sixty passengers aboard.
NJ. Monte, of Butternut, Wis, attempt
ed to get out of window, when he fell
and was caught under the car and
crushed to jelly. Conductor c. ii.
Greenfield, who was passing through
the train, was caught III the shower of
falling debris and h ED a prisoner
between two tim bers. His in
iurieS are internal and a broken leg.
They will probably prove fatal. Thomas
Mooney, Of Ashland, was terribly
bruised. but will recover. Thomas
Schneider, of Ashland, has frightful
cash in his head and is badly scratched.
a Mr.. Clemens. his wife and three chill
dren, of Duluth, are all badly bruised.
Mr.. Mahoney, of Ashland, received Sc
we're cuts. Mrs. Sullivan, wife of Con-
ductor Sullivan, received serious in
juries OH her head and her scalp was
laid open. Her little baby was thought
to have been killed, but was found
under a bundle of bedding in the
sleeper. The berthS were damned into
a heap. The little one was unframed.
w. B. Baker, of Bancroft, had three
fingers amputated. John NJ. billing
ham, of Ashland, was slightly hurt.
Among others injured were Mr.. Con-
nells, of Chippewa Falls, and half a
dozen whose names were not ascer-
tanned. The train was travelling at a
high rate of speed, and the cars ran
into the woods and were piled in heap.
A message was sent TO Ashland at
o'clock this morning and a relief train
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